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Title Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement Medicinal plants / editor, Ram J. Singh
Published Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 989 pages) : illustrations
Series Genetic Resources Chromosome Engineering & Crop Improvement
Genetic Resources Chromosome Engineering & Crop Improvement
Contents Front Cover; Preface; The Editor; Contributors; Abbreviations; Contents; Chapter 1: Landmark Research in Medicinal Plants; Chapter 2: Medicinal Plants-Nature's Pharmacy; Chapter 3: Indian Traditional and Ethno Medicines from Antiquity to Modern Drug Development; Chapter 4: Medicinal Fruit Trees of Southeast Asia; Chapter 5: Medicinal Plants of China; Chapter 6: Medicinal Plants of the Middle East; Chapter 7: An Overview of the Medicinal Plants of Turkey; Chapter 8: An Overview of the Ethnobotany of Turkmenistan and Use of Juniperus turcomanica in Phytotherapy
Chapter 9: Medicinal Plants of GhanaChapter 10: Medicinal Plants of Australia: Melaleuca alternifolia for the Production of Tea Tree Oil; Chapter 11: Medicinal Plants of New South Wales, Australia; Chapter 12: Medicinal Properties of Legumes; Chapter 13: Artemisia spp.; Chapter 14: Poppy: Utilization and Genetic Resources; Chapter 15: Ginger; Chapter 16: Turmeric; Chapter 17: Ginseng; Chapter 18: Tea; Chapter 19: Coffee (Coffea spp.); Chapter 20: Yacon (Asteraceae; Smallanthus sonchifolius); Chapter 21: Mint
Chapter 22: Plantago ovata: Cultivation, Genomics, Chemistry, and Therapeutic ApplicationsChapter 23: Christmas Candle Senna: An Ornamental and a Pharmaceutical Plant; Chapter 24: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.); Chapter 25: Aloe vera; Chapter 26: Stevia rebaudiana-A Natural Substitute for Sugar; Chapter 27: Ipecac-Carapichea ipecacuanha; Chapter 28: Myrtus communis: Phytotherapy in the Mediterranean; Chapter 29: Licorice (Glycyrrhiza species); Chapter 30: Applications of Biotechnology and Molecular Markers in Botanical Drug Standardization and Quality Assurance; Appendix
Summary Medicinal Plants, Volume 6 of the Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement series summarizes landmark research and describes medicinal plants as nature's pharmacy. HighlightsExamines the use of molecular technology for maintaining authenticity and quality of plant-based productsDetails reports on individual medicinal plants including their history, origin, genetic resources, cytogenetics, and varietal improvement through conventional and modern methods, and their use in pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutrition, and food industriesExplains how to protect plants with medic
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Medicinal plants -- Genetic engineering
Medicinal plants -- Breeding
Crop improvement.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Crop improvement
Medicinal plants -- Breeding
Form Electronic book
Author Singh, Ram J
LC no. 2011001944
ISBN 9781420073867
1420073869
0429093616
9780429093616
1283349817
9781283349819
9786613349811
661334981X